(07-02-2018 06:25 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote: You can bad mouth Houston... most of it looks like a dump now.

Hard to tell what is tongue-in-cheek, and what is not. Is your dump comment somehow related to the flooding damage from Harvey? I would contest this comment on any day, but it is especially not true 10 months removed from Harvey. The money being spent to restore the Bellaire/Meyerland area is amazing.

There are some nice areas of Houston; River Oaks, the Woodlands, and such. Bellaire/Meyerland looks good with the rebuilding since the floods. But many places in and around Houston just don't look as nice as they did when I was growing up there. A stranger passing through Houston will not be impressed with what they see driving through on I-45. Overall, Houston just doesn't seem to be aging well.

(07-02-2018 06:25 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote: You can bad mouth Houston... most of it looks like a dump now.

Hard to tell what is tongue-in-cheek, and what is not. Is your dump comment somehow related to the flooding damage from Harvey? I would contest this comment on any day, but it is especially not true 10 months removed from Harvey. The money being spent to restore the Bellaire/Meyerland area is amazing.

There are some nice areas of Houston; River Oaks, the Woodlands, and such. Bellaire/Meyerland looks good with the rebuilding since the floods. But many places in and around Houston just don't look as nice as they did when I was growing up there. A stranger passing through Houston will not be impressed with what they see driving through on I-45. Overall, Houston just doesn't seem to be aging well.

Generally, citiea don't look nice from the interstate. Poor people are usually clustered by highways.

(07-03-2018 03:00 PM)ghostofclt Wrote: clt says brisket is brisket and is delicious when properly prepared. clt had Texas brisket at the San antionio airport Applebee’s, so I know what is proper Texas brisket.

I am not listening to anybody who bases their opinions off the offerings of a chain restaurant or airport food.

Joe, the area in Houston around Rice is very nice. I know of no comparable areas in Denton.

(07-03-2018 03:00 PM)ghostofclt Wrote: clt says brisket is brisket and is delicious when properly prepared. clt had Texas brisket at the San antionio airport Applebee’s, so I know what is proper Texas brisket.

I am not listening to anybody who bases their opinions off the offerings of a chain restaurant or airport food.

Joe, the area in Houston around Rice is very nice. I know of no comparable areas in Denton.

(07-03-2018 03:00 PM)ghostofclt Wrote: clt says brisket is brisket and is delicious when properly prepared. clt had Texas brisket at the San antionio airport Applebee’s, so I know what is proper Texas brisket.

I am not listening to anybody who bases their opinions off the offerings of a chain restaurant or airport food.

Joe, the area in Houston around Rice is very nice. I know of no comparable areas in Denton.

Blows my mind that people here still take ghostofclt seriously.

Not that seriously. But when somebody says the sky is plaid, I feel compelled to differ.

(07-02-2018 06:25 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote: You can bad mouth Houston... most of it looks like a dump now.

Hard to tell what is tongue-in-cheek, and what is not. Is your dump comment somehow related to the flooding damage from Harvey? I would contest this comment on any day, but it is especially not true 10 months removed from Harvey. The money being spent to restore the Bellaire/Meyerland area is amazing.

There are some nice areas of Houston; River Oaks, the Woodlands, and such. Bellaire/Meyerland looks good with the rebuilding since the floods. But many places in and around Houston just don't look as nice as they did when I was growing up there. A stranger passing through Houston will not be impressed with what they see driving through on I-45. Overall, Houston just doesn't seem to be aging well.

i think its the opposite...houston is getting gentrified at an abnormally fast rate...everything looks nicer in houston now..

the running joke 15 years ago was that you dont want to go to university of houston games because you might get stabbed or robbed, because you could visible see the 3rd ward for the campus...anyone who has been there in the lat 7/ years cant even make that joke anymore because everything has been so drastically gentrified

(07-03-2018 03:00 PM)ghostofclt Wrote: clt says brisket is brisket and is delicious when properly prepared. clt had Texas brisket at the San antionio airport Applebee’s, so I know what is proper Texas brisket.

I am not listening to anybody who bases their opinions off the offerings of a chain restaurant or airport food.

Joe, the area in Houston around Rice is very nice. I know of no comparable areas in Denton.

The area around Rice is very nice, in fact it is my favorite part of Houston. I really enjoy attending our games at Rice Stadium. But, we need to schedule them at night. It is way too hot for noon or 3 pm kickoffs.

(07-02-2018 06:25 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote: You can bad mouth Houston... most of it looks like a dump now.

Hard to tell what is tongue-in-cheek, and what is not. Is your dump comment somehow related to the flooding damage from Harvey? I would contest this comment on any day, but it is especially not true 10 months removed from Harvey. The money being spent to restore the Bellaire/Meyerland area is amazing.

There are some nice areas of Houston; River Oaks, the Woodlands, and such. Bellaire/Meyerland looks good with the rebuilding since the floods. But many places in and around Houston just don't look as nice as they did when I was growing up there. A stranger passing through Houston will not be impressed with what they see driving through on I-45. Overall, Houston just doesn't seem to be aging well.

i think its the opposite...houston is getting gentrified at an abnormally fast rate...everything looks nicer in houston now..

the running joke 15 years ago was that you dont want to go to university of houston games because you might get stabbed or robbed, because you could visible see the 3rd ward for the campus...anyone who has been there in the lat 7/ years cant even make that joke anymore because everything has been so drastically gentrified

You must not be very old. In the 1970's oil was booming and Skyscrapers were shooting up all over downtown. Businesses and structures were popping up everywhere. The Astrodome was out in a big empty pasture, and economic growth grew around it. Houston was growing and most of it looked nice and new. Today, many paces in Houston look old, run down, and dirty.

In my lifetime, the area around U of H has always been unattractive. And, I think it still is.

(07-03-2018 03:00 PM)ghostofclt Wrote: clt says brisket is brisket and is delicious when properly prepared. clt had Texas brisket at the San antionio airport Applebee’s, so I know what is proper Texas brisket.

I am not listening to anybody who bases their opinions off the offerings of a chain restaurant or airport food.

Joe, the area in Houston around Rice is very nice. I know of no comparable areas in Denton.

The area around Rice is very nice, in fact it is my favorite part of Houston. I really enjoy attending our games at Rice Stadium. But, we need to schedule them at night. It is way too hot for noon or 3 pm kickoffs.

No argument there.

When I was a student, all the kickoffs before November were at 8:00 PM.

(07-03-2018 03:00 PM)ghostofclt Wrote: clt says brisket is brisket and is delicious when properly prepared. clt had Texas brisket at the San antionio airport Applebee’s, so I know what is proper Texas brisket.

I am not listening to anybody who bases their opinions off the offerings of a chain restaurant or airport food.

Joe, the area in Houston around Rice is very nice. I know of no comparable areas in Denton.

The area around Rice is very nice, in fact it is my favorite part of Houston. I really enjoy attending our games at Rice Stadium. But, we need to schedule them at night. It is way too hot for noon or 3 pm kickoffs.

No argument there.

When I was a student, all the kickoffs before November were at 8:00 PM.

As they should be. Its almost a health hazard to be sitting out there in the sun at noon in September.

(07-03-2018 03:00 PM)ghostofclt Wrote: clt says brisket is brisket and is delicious when properly prepared. clt had Texas brisket at the San antionio airport Applebee’s, so I know what is proper Texas brisket.

I am not listening to anybody who bases their opinions off the offerings of a chain restaurant or airport food.

Joe, the area in Houston around Rice is very nice. I know of no comparable areas in Denton.

The area around Rice is very nice, in fact it is my favorite part of Houston. I really enjoy attending our games at Rice Stadium. But, we need to schedule them at night. It is way too hot for noon or 3 pm kickoffs.

No argument there.

When I was a student, all the kickoffs before November were at 8:00 PM.

As they should be. It almost a health hazard to be sitting out there in the sun at noon in September.